10.02.2012 [GoDuke.com] - The 2011 Duke graduate went on to capture gold in the inaugural 5K open water team pursuit at the 2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China in July. Twichell also took the bronze in the women's 5K open water event at the World Championships.

09.02.2012 [New York Times] - During a four-day stretch of FINA World Cup short-course races in Europe last fall, Franklin won seven events and set a world record in the 200-meter backstroke. She would have left Europe with $73000 if she had been able to accept prize money.

07.02.2012 [Guardian Messenger] - That led to her selection in the Australian 20-and-under team for the 2013 FINA world water polo championships. Barr, who was SA's captain, said her form was the result of playing in front of friends and family, and intense training before the

06.02.2012 [Peace Arch News] - A spot at the Olympics would be the biggest achievement to date for Weinberger, who has been swimming in open-water World Cup events since 2010. He's already competed at a number of prestigious international meets, including FINA World Open Water

05.02.2012 [International Business Times AU] - "She has played 265 games for Australia, played a major role in the team winning the 2006 World Cup and 2012 Pan Pacific Championships, won the silver medal in the 2007 FINA World Championships and who could forget her having the courage to take the

01.02.2012 [International Business Times AU] - By Australian Water Polo | February 2, 2012 9:16 AM EST Some of Australian women's water polo's brightest prospects will come together in the coming weeks, as the born 1993 national train-on squad for the 2013 FINA World Junior Championships has been

30.01.2012 [SwimmingWorldMagazine.com] - SANTOS, Brazil. January 30. THERE were no surprises at the opening race of the 2012 FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup series - it was a totally exciting, down-to-the-finish, wild, crazy sprint among the world's elite in the ocean course in Santos

28.01.2012 [International Business Times] - Espinosa performs during the preliminary round of the women's 3m springboard diving event at the 14th FINA World Championships in Shanghai July 22, 2011 (Right), and is seen in a preview of Pantene print campaign (Left), which launches in June 2012. 4.

25.01.2012 [Boxscore News] - The four nation tournament will feature the 2011 FINA World Champions from Greece, 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist Italy, 2011 Pan American Games Silver Medalist Canada, and the host United States, winner of 2011 Pan American Games Gold Medal.

24.01.2012 [Northampton Chronicle & Echo] - The group now hopes to get £5000 sponsorship from companies or members of the public to compete in the FINA World Masters Championships in northern Italy this summer. One of the team, Sarah Noble-Kendrick, aged 35, said: “The tag of hobby swimmers will

23.01.2012 [The Border Mail] - Former winner of the 45-kilometre Manhattan Island Marathon Swim and brother of Murray River conquerer Tammy Van Wisse, John, has swum in the event as has 1994 25-kilometre FINA world swimming champion Melissa Cunningham. This year the two-day event

22.01.2012 [SwimmingWorldMagazine.com] - Of these 108 countries with open water swims, only 42 countries send their athletes to international competitions (eg, FINA World Swimming Championships). This leaves 66 countries that have domestic-only competitions - and another 96 countries around

20.01.2012 [SwimmingWorldMagazine.com] - Therese Alshammar, coming off a FINA World Cup overall victory that netted her more than $120000 in winnings, placed first in the 50 free semifinals today with a 25.18. Alshammar won the world championship in this event last year with a 24.14.

20.01.2012 [International Business Times AU] - That trio are unlikely to attend the team's next training camp in Sydney at the end of February or the camp in Perth in March. Only 15 players will travel to the FINA World League preliminaries in May and the finals of that competition in June before

18.01.2012 [SwimmingWorldMagazine.com] - Called on to ref the 2010 FINA World Cup, she followed that up in 2011 with the prestigious honor of whistling the Gold Medal match at the 2011 FINA Women's Junior World Championships. Outside of international play she is one of the top collegiate

18.01.2012 [International Business Times AU] - Head coach Aleks Osadchuk said the aim for the camp was to start getting ready for the FINA World Junior Championship in December at the end of the year. "This is our first international showing since our European tour last year," Osadchuk said.

18.01.2012 [International Business Times AU] - After the US series the Stingers will name a 16-person squad for their final Olympic lead up tournaments, the FINA World League and the London Olympic test event. Alicia McCormack (1983, NSW), Lea Barta (1990, NSW), Bronwen Knox (QLD, 86), Kate Gynther

16.01.2012 [San Francisco Chronicle] - Natalie Coughlin, taking part in her first long-course meet since the FINA world championships, fought off Katie Hoff to win the 200 individual medley in 2:12.44. Teen Missy Franklin won the women's 100 backstroke in 59.92 seconds.